Re: inorganic limestone ???
- From: "coastwatch" <coastwatch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 1 Mar 2007 11:50:44 -0800
On 1 Mar, 17:23, "Frank Palmer" <F_L_Pal...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Okay, all limestone is inorganic, what I mean is that I'm aware of
shellfish and other marine creatures making parts of their bodies from
calcium carbonate. When they die, this falls to teh sea bottom and,
ultimately, forms into limestone.
What I would like to know is whether there is any other mechanism
which can form limestlne. Is there a non-biological process?
Hi.
Look up "Tufa" -precipitated limestone as a result of degassing of
saturated water
Speleothem ( stalactite/mite and similar) formations in caves are also
formed in a similar way.
May be others
Cheers
Nigel
East Yorkshire, the Ice Age coast
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